Friends of Tugman – March 2025 Report

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).

• We held two volunteer work events at Tugman Park in March:  3/5 & 3/19
• March 5^th highlights:  removed invasive species (ivy, vinca, Portuguese laurel, Cyclamen) from trees and ground along and adjacent to Tugman Creek; monitored progress in the Wet Prairie Restoration Plot in the park’s north end (planted 11/9/24); initiated spring weeding in our native planted areas; picked up trash park-wide
• March 19^th highlights:  prepared ground and mulched areas in the NE portion of the park; weeded in our native planted areas in the park’s north end; picked up trash park-wide
• Several Tugger team members participated in the Friends of Trees – Winter Tree Walk event on 3/8 in SE Eugene. This event included a walk through the north end of Tugman Park whereby an update of Tugger activities occurred.
• The Tugger team is recruiting “vegetation removal” volunteers from the team roster to assist the SEN Transportation Committee’s Spring Sidewalk Clean-Up event happening on May 10^th.
• Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for April 2025 are:  4/2, 4/16 & 4/30 (10:00 am – 12 noon).

Eugene Parks & Open Space – March 2025 Newsletter

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SEN TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HOLDS SPRING SIDEWALK CLEAN UP EVENT!

Sidewalk safety is an important item within our neighborhood. The SEN Transportation Committee will host its annual Spring Sidewalk Clean Up Event on Saturday May 10. Residents who need help clearing vegetation from your sidewalks are eligible to apply. (But please tell us why you are unable to do the work yourself.) You may volunteer your property (not your neighbor’s, unfortunately), and committee members will attempt to provide tools and labor and a pickup truck to haul away vegetation for you. Driveways and grass between sidewalks and road are usually not included. You can send an email to the SEN email address at soeast.eug@gmail.com by April 30 if you want to apply. We will have a reminder in the SEN electronic email that goes out in early April.

A reminder for everyone to be sure and check out the 2 Weeks Ready website by clicking on the link https://www.oregon.gov/oem/hazardsprep/pages/2-weeks-ready.aspx  This is a relatively new program for most folks. Please familiarize yourself with the steps to get you fully prepared for an emergency.

We continue our RSE Emergency Radio Practice call in. If anyone is interested in this program, please contact info on the SEN website and we will contact you.

Friends of Tugman – February 2025 Report

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).

• We held one volunteer work event at Tugman Park in February:  2/19 (our 2/5 event was cancelled due to inclement weather)
• February 19^th highlights:  invasive species removal (ivy, Portuguese laurel, Cyclamen) from trees and ground along and adjacent to Tugman Creek; trash pick-up park-wide
• Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for March 2025 are:  3/5 & 3/19 (10:00 am – 12 noon).

Eugene Parks & Open Space – Volunteer Program Impact Report 2024

Please click on the link below to access the P&OS Volunteer Impact Report 2024. It’s amazing to see how much impact volunteers have on our wonderful park system and to know that the Friends of Tugman (Tuggers) play a role in this conglomerate of volunteer activity.

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SEN Transportation Committee Report January 2025

The Transportation Committee held its monthly Zoom call on Weds Jan 8. We discussed the projects we want to address in early 2025, including speeding, sidewalk cleanup (May), and safer school crossings city-wide.
More to come in March.

Ready Southeast Report January, 2025

We had an exceptionally good amount of volunteers call in for the Emergency Communication Radio Practice this month. Let’s keep it up. A reminder for everyone to be sure and check out the 2 Weeks Ready website by clicking on the link https://www.oregon.gov/oem/hazardsprep/pages/2-weeks-ready.aspx

Also, we are in for some more freezing weather and ice this February, so have your emergency supplies at hand in case of another ice storm. Be sure to have your water storage inside to keep from freezing. In case of a power loss, remember even though it is cold you can always strike up the bar-b-que outside to cook on.

Friends of Tugman – January 2025 Report

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).

• We held two volunteer work events at Tugman Park in January:  1/8 & 1/22
• January 8^th highlights:  reconstructed tree rings around recently planted trees along Tugman Creek due to high water flow from Dec/Jan rains; prepared the fifth “willow plugging” zone for planting in the north creek area by digging and removing blackberry vines; cut, stripped, and removed ivy from mature trees along Tugman Creek; dug out and removed invasive Cyclamen from the south creek area; picked up trash park-wide
• January 22^nd highlights:  plugged willows in the fifth planting zone along Tugman Creek in the north creek area; plugged willows in an additional sixth zone across the creek from the fifth zone in the north creek area; dug and removed numerous blackberry plants from the northern end of the park; weeded the NE corner parking strip (along street at corner of E. 36^th Ave. & Hilyard St.); chopped blackberry vines along the park’s border in the SE area; picked up trash park-wide
• We held a Tugger social event on Tuesday evening 1/14 @ Xicha Brewing (Amazon Corner) whereby (13) team members, family and friends gathered to share each other’s company
• Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for February 2025 are:  2/5 & 2/19 (10:00 am – 12 noon).

Friends of Tugman – December 2024 Report

The Friends of Tugman (aka The Tuggers) typically meet every other Wednesday from 10:00 am – 12 noon somewhere in Tugman Park. Exact time and park location is dependent on weather conditions and current project(s).

• We held four volunteer work events at Tugman Park in December:  12/4, 12/7, 12/11, & 12/19
• December 4^th highlights:  several Tuggers met with P&OS staff to complete the final planting plan for the Tugman Creek – Tree & Shrub Planting Project which took place on Saturday, 12/7 (see below)
• December 7^th highlights:  (14) folks (Tuggers, neighbors, and P&OS staff) completed the tree and shrub planting portion (excluding willow plugging) of the Tugman Creek – Tree & Shrub Planting Project. This included (33) trees (white alder, Oregon white oak, choke cherry, and Oregon crabapple) and numerous shrubs (Pacific ninebark, Nootka rose, and osoberry).
• December 11^th highlights:  This was our one regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday event in December. We planted native shrubs (Pacific ninebark and spirea) in the park’s north end adjacent to our Wet Prairie Restoration plot. We plugged numerous willow osiers in two of the five designated willow planting areas along Tugman Creek per the Tugman Creek – Tree & Shrub Planting Project plan.
• December 19^th highlights:  A small group of Tuggers continued the willow plugging along Tugman Creek with completion of two additional areas of the five designated areas. The fifth area will be planted during January 2025 volunteer work events.
• Our regularly scheduled bi-weekly Wednesday volunteer work events for January 2025 are:  1/8 & 1/22 (10:00 am – 12 noon).